YIELD OF ELEUTHERINE BULBOSA - IRIDACEAE AS AFFECTED BY WEIGHT OF BULBS AND PLANTING SPACING

Bulb production was studied in Eleutherine bulbosa to determine of bulb weight and plant spacing. The experiment was done in Department of Horticulture in randomized blocks with 4 replications and 3 levels of bulb weight and 2 plant spacings. The results indicated larger individual increases in biomass of bulbs when utilizated heavier bulbs and greater plant spacing (with variations of 3.5% to 23.04%). The yield of bulbs (kg/ha), inferred by the results, indicated a higher harvest index when utilizing heavier bulbs with smaller plant spacings.